The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-01-05
Pith and Point.


taken one paper for forty years has always
paid for II in wood.
THERE is a whistling well " on a farm
in Clare county, Michigan. 1t is 100 feet
deep and whistles loudcst before a storm.
IT is boldly charged in a Florida newspa-
per that voter in Hamilton county at the
last election sold his vote for dozen
of eggs.
IT is said that there are in San Francisco
300 unmarried young women, each of whom
is an heress in her own right to the tune
of 100000.
MIKE MCCooL is dead. Michael was
prize-hghter, but he will live in literature
for he originated the famous phrase, " Put
up or shut up"
THE man who published a book entitled
" The Art of Living Hundred Years " is
dead at the age of thrty-eght. He wrote
the book for others.
JAMES HoAG of Cedar Springs, Michigan,
is the smallest man Of his age now living.
He is forty-fve inches high, weighs seventy
six pounds and is seventy-two years old.
A FARMER of Santa Barbara, Cal, derives
an income of $4,000 from his olive grove of
5000 trees, which yield 10000 bottles of oil,
worth 81 per bottle, annually
AT North Strauave, Pa, is a man whose
teeth are all double He can crack wal
| nut bite twO-penny nail in two or lift a
quarter of beef with his teeth with ease.
A RECENT census shows that in New York
! tbar A f,r Ina, oil at
Ii"nor than for the saIa "f food connting the
bakers, butchers and grocers of every grade.
Ar Nurambaro recontly a woman with.
ont arms vas 5n,arrind she sionad The
marriage contract with her right foot, and
the happy man placed a ring upon the small
toe of her left foot.
MRS JOIN c. MILLER Of Keyesvile, Mo-,
hrougbt from ENGLAND in 1G@O If is sill a
i;ttia aLaaJ 81 "a hooriinn' Louse dongb-
nut for tendern.ss
:, m, -. -, iii,
MS - d Siea' su"Jeo., sal, a siS oi, IL
IIanod fo arect and =" tbe Lorror Of The
audience a small how mined mn. 81 can.
mister. a nutmeg crater '-Detrot Free
Press
~, w TT tt r rd;,l,,r,, ,,hrsi-
& g. +a,.nii,, az - ~ ',i,trp 3as
Ian -" ,,iil h 80 -, 90 COO tn aa5
contains over three pounds of eighteen
carat void and is mounted with sixtv-fye
diamonds.
AN oman ouastion parson. " hone for a
mild nnan lvinteru Iavman. ~ hone for
a hard nld-timer" Pars0n. But. INV dear
sir tbinl, Of tha moor - Iavman, "Great
Scott, man think of the toboggan club
Lo,ceH Cjtizen
} Too rude for ANYTHING. Miss Younplove:
"Here is a telegram / want sent at once,
nlease" Onerafor. a. Yes. Miss " proceeds
: 10 count the words Miss Y: Stop. sir!
2 confidential ''-Cbjcaao Rambler
rRur natriot Rritisher (picllinp up
his last shoD. French bird u Monsieur
! Chevrette: All. yes He is bigger bird
! ran ze Enolish-more co'rape-more AM
some Red leos and red bick And his-his
foliage is nnite dif-frentri- P,iDcb's Almanac.
, -, ,,o, +lo+ +ho 1afand
"a ihAi Ut ~ "no q. IS ~; Ioca o,j bas
ailt @ h,., W hn ' ,,it for 500 600
aoainst him in pittshnr9 she AYERS that
the defendant has regularly set times for the
, ceremony twice year since the date speci-
, fed but always found some excuse.
r A po1,r1crAN walking along the street ac-
4 o;dantniit Jrnnnod a lia A gentleman
4 oniiad af;ar HIM 70 roll the nolirieian of his
. loss :" oh, tis Of noconseouence - said the
n iottor. ." hoya nIenty more - This story
. taonhes that aven y nnlitirian can sometimes
K snaaI, tba trnth - Rnsto,, Tronscrjnt
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r. WEN ioi ooaiu lo'" Nv, a..
r MISS AMELIA hANp vi Sape May No . =
o mouse, ~ ~, was IL great cnurch.s oei W h1h
If III health. Now that she is an lhvallu she
n mas es,aolsheu teispnoh,1 coii I' oe
IT. co. tnan,;,tar ~ ON tba whit cu.bion
u and Nj Hal oan haor evarvth;n1 that ia
81 80 - 49, s;nn;nc,
$ '"i'' an" "''o '"o o.
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e fora, ", says that ms experience ana the
- records OF lie insurance nave SHOWN MN
X that young men OF twenty years OF age VINO
II abstain entirely from all xmas OF lntoHi-
/, eating drinks have good prospect Oh hVlhS
lie to be Sixty-tour years OF age WhlIe the
" moderate drinker, at twenty years OF age,
d can only expect TO i've 10 DC tilruS-hNo anu
~ nan years ol'''
l. A PORTLAND Chinaman wrote the follow
s. ing note to a lady who wanted to engage a
e cook: Mrs Lady-Friend She: You when
" at there told to me want to boy cooking.
e had have boy is good man and honest
< man he neat and clean and doing nicely
II that this one best one never you have be-
n fore like he does | wish could take him to
IS STAY with YOU and Leong Git recommended
y to him come to she '-Sin Francisco Cbron-
n icle
a A xovpr arrauoeuent IN nrevent nuniIs
n from sittinp in tbsir ,ya+ hoatS and stdclf.
n mos durinT school TINA has haan adonted in
Z. aismantarT schools in differant narts nj
e Germanv Nnmhered boxes sligbtly heated
D are reserved for the wet shoes and stock
10 ings, each child bringing from home pair
a of shoes and stockings, which after school
" are placed in the same box In this way
! the hoarse colds and coughs which atfiict
:, childhood are guarded against.